Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)
Issue: 1946 July - Page 11
OFFICE OF PUBLICATION : 1115 Venic:e Blvd . • Los Angeles 15 . Calif. Paul W . Blac:kfard. Editor
and Publisher ; Cla renc:e G . Beardslee. Assistant to the Publisher. Fitzroy 8269. CHICAGO
OFFICE (11: C . J . Anderson , 35 East Wacker Drive . CENtral 1112: NEW YORK OFFICI! (171 :
Ralph P. Mulligan . 441 Lexington Avenue . Murray Hill 2·5589. SUBSCRIPTION RATES : $2 .00
for 3 years-mlnlmum t e rm acc:epted : SOc: per c:apy.
Show Committee
Named By CM.
CHICAGO-Plans for the Industry's an-
nual convention and show, slated for Feb-
ruary 3·6 incl., are fast-rounding into shape.
At the June 4 CMI meeting, the following
were appointed to the Show Committee:
John Chrest, Exhibit Supply Co., Chair-
man; Herb Jones, Bally Mfg. Co.; James
T. Mangan, Mangan & Eckland; W. J.
Ryan, J. H. Keeney & Co.; 1. R. Bacon,
O. D. Jennings & Co.
A ruling by the Chicago Fire Com-
missioner, -which reduced exhibit booths
nearly 25 per cent, necessitated a change
in floor plans.
Following thei r pre-war procedure, ex-
hibit space will be offered to members
first, then to non-member exhibitors in the
last show (1941), with remaining space
(if any) to others. Space co ntracts and
floor plans will be mailed around September
1 ; no space can be bought in advance of
the selling date.
The Hotel Sherman should be contacted
for reservations well in advance.
G & R Sales Starts
BOSTON-A new distributing firm,
G & R Sales Co., has been formed here.
With Joe Green as president and Jack
Ravreby as trea urer, firm will handle va-
rious lines of coin-operated equipment.
Parts and service departments are planned.
On The Cover-
We kn ew f ull well it would ri ng th e be ll.
but we d idn't ex pect t o hear CHIMES. An d
that's what we heard afte r th e first Ea rl C ar-
roll cover a pp ea re d on th e last iss ue of THE
REV IEW. W e hope you li ke th is o ne. It's
Gay Fitzpatrick- a nd a neat bit of old Erin
she is, too ! Photog raphy by John E. Reed .
Call
DR. 3209
For Automatic: Equipment.
Parts and Supplies
PAUL A. LAYMON
California Leads Nation in Coin
Men Supporting CMI Program
LOS ANGELES-Latest reports show California leading in the number of
coinmen supporting the Public Relations Program of CMI. Pennsylvania is
in second place with ew York, Illinois and Texas in about third position.
California has twice as many memberships as any other state except Pennsyl-
vania.
May the West be allowed to brag a bit without being accused of Chamber
of Commerce connections? Looks like California and Texas combined are
going to give the rest of the coinmen a run for your money. Well, that's the
old western pioneer spirit for you!
Gallagher Joins Stemler
LOS ANGELES-Skeets Gallaghe r, he oj
the films and stage, has joined with Aubrey
Stemler to form the Stemler-Gallagher Dis-
tributing Co., at 2323 W. Pico in Los
Angeles. "Exclusively Bally" is the slogan of
the new distributorship and in addition to
jobbing the Bally line of games the organi-
zation will act as exclusive distributors for
the new Bally phonograph in Southern
California, Southern evada and Arizona.
Skeets Gallagher, in entering into a
partnership with Stemler, is forsaking one
phase of the amusement field for another.
After 25 years in show business which
included careers in vaudeville, pictures and
the legitimate theater, Skeets is eagerly
looking forward to becoming an active part
of the Coin Machine business.
"In 1942-43-44 I was in the production of
'Good Ni'ght Ladies' at the Blackstone
Theater in Chicago. It was during this
long engagement that I met Ray Moloney
and really became infatuated with the Coin
Machine business," said Gallagher. "After
the biggest portion of a lifetime on the
road it's grand to get back to California
where our two children were born and to
get established in another branch of my
chosen profession-the amusement indus-
try."
Commenting on the new partnership
Aubrey Stemler, a veteran in the business,
added: "I'm very proud to be associated
with Skeets Gallagher in our new distribut-
ing firm. We know operators will enjoy
meeting Skeets for his has been a long
and interesting ca reer in the amusement
industry of which we are a part. We are
looking forward to a very successful part-
nership and we invite all myoId friends
in the business to come in."
Another news flash from the CMI front
says that the program, and we quote, "is
going to be put over in a big way." We ap-
prove. And that is something worth wait-
ing for.
Ye , it will take a bit of waiting. You
can't pull public relations programs out of
a hat like a rabbit. But now that Industry-
wide support is assured (By the way, did
you send in your check yet?), the wheels
will start turning and the whole thing will
begin to roll.
According to a very reliable source, the
launching of the program will be preceded
by a dinner for manufacturers with Senator
Capehart as the main speaker. It's going
to take a lot of money to put the program
across, you know. The Associate Member-
ships are tokens of support and demonstra-
tions of the representative nature of the
association but the manufacturers are go-
ing to have to help heavily in underwriting
it. We can count on them to do their
part. They've watched the results in a
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REPAIRS
PARTS
REFINISHING
SLOT MACHINES AND VEST POCKET
CASTINGS FOR SALE
G. B. SAM
541 E. 32nd Street, Los Angeles 11 , Cal .
ADams 7688
THE REVIEW HAS NEVER MISSED AN ISSUE IN THE PAST TWELVE YEARS!!
NO OTHER COIN MACHINE MONTHLY CAN MAKE THAT STATEMENT!!
COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
11
FOIT
JULY
1946
and Publisher ; Cla renc:e G . Beardslee. Assistant to the Publisher. Fitzroy 8269. CHICAGO
OFFICE (11: C . J . Anderson , 35 East Wacker Drive . CENtral 1112: NEW YORK OFFICI! (171 :
Ralph P. Mulligan . 441 Lexington Avenue . Murray Hill 2·5589. SUBSCRIPTION RATES : $2 .00
for 3 years-mlnlmum t e rm acc:epted : SOc: per c:apy.
Show Committee
Named By CM.
CHICAGO-Plans for the Industry's an-
nual convention and show, slated for Feb-
ruary 3·6 incl., are fast-rounding into shape.
At the June 4 CMI meeting, the following
were appointed to the Show Committee:
John Chrest, Exhibit Supply Co., Chair-
man; Herb Jones, Bally Mfg. Co.; James
T. Mangan, Mangan & Eckland; W. J.
Ryan, J. H. Keeney & Co.; 1. R. Bacon,
O. D. Jennings & Co.
A ruling by the Chicago Fire Com-
missioner, -which reduced exhibit booths
nearly 25 per cent, necessitated a change
in floor plans.
Following thei r pre-war procedure, ex-
hibit space will be offered to members
first, then to non-member exhibitors in the
last show (1941), with remaining space
(if any) to others. Space co ntracts and
floor plans will be mailed around September
1 ; no space can be bought in advance of
the selling date.
The Hotel Sherman should be contacted
for reservations well in advance.
G & R Sales Starts
BOSTON-A new distributing firm,
G & R Sales Co., has been formed here.
With Joe Green as president and Jack
Ravreby as trea urer, firm will handle va-
rious lines of coin-operated equipment.
Parts and service departments are planned.
On The Cover-
We kn ew f ull well it would ri ng th e be ll.
but we d idn't ex pect t o hear CHIMES. An d
that's what we heard afte r th e first Ea rl C ar-
roll cover a pp ea re d on th e last iss ue of THE
REV IEW. W e hope you li ke th is o ne. It's
Gay Fitzpatrick- a nd a neat bit of old Erin
she is, too ! Photog raphy by John E. Reed .
Call
DR. 3209
For Automatic: Equipment.
Parts and Supplies
PAUL A. LAYMON
California Leads Nation in Coin
Men Supporting CMI Program
LOS ANGELES-Latest reports show California leading in the number of
coinmen supporting the Public Relations Program of CMI. Pennsylvania is
in second place with ew York, Illinois and Texas in about third position.
California has twice as many memberships as any other state except Pennsyl-
vania.
May the West be allowed to brag a bit without being accused of Chamber
of Commerce connections? Looks like California and Texas combined are
going to give the rest of the coinmen a run for your money. Well, that's the
old western pioneer spirit for you!
Gallagher Joins Stemler
LOS ANGELES-Skeets Gallaghe r, he oj
the films and stage, has joined with Aubrey
Stemler to form the Stemler-Gallagher Dis-
tributing Co., at 2323 W. Pico in Los
Angeles. "Exclusively Bally" is the slogan of
the new distributorship and in addition to
jobbing the Bally line of games the organi-
zation will act as exclusive distributors for
the new Bally phonograph in Southern
California, Southern evada and Arizona.
Skeets Gallagher, in entering into a
partnership with Stemler, is forsaking one
phase of the amusement field for another.
After 25 years in show business which
included careers in vaudeville, pictures and
the legitimate theater, Skeets is eagerly
looking forward to becoming an active part
of the Coin Machine business.
"In 1942-43-44 I was in the production of
'Good Ni'ght Ladies' at the Blackstone
Theater in Chicago. It was during this
long engagement that I met Ray Moloney
and really became infatuated with the Coin
Machine business," said Gallagher. "After
the biggest portion of a lifetime on the
road it's grand to get back to California
where our two children were born and to
get established in another branch of my
chosen profession-the amusement indus-
try."
Commenting on the new partnership
Aubrey Stemler, a veteran in the business,
added: "I'm very proud to be associated
with Skeets Gallagher in our new distribut-
ing firm. We know operators will enjoy
meeting Skeets for his has been a long
and interesting ca reer in the amusement
industry of which we are a part. We are
looking forward to a very successful part-
nership and we invite all myoId friends
in the business to come in."
Another news flash from the CMI front
says that the program, and we quote, "is
going to be put over in a big way." We ap-
prove. And that is something worth wait-
ing for.
Ye , it will take a bit of waiting. You
can't pull public relations programs out of
a hat like a rabbit. But now that Industry-
wide support is assured (By the way, did
you send in your check yet?), the wheels
will start turning and the whole thing will
begin to roll.
According to a very reliable source, the
launching of the program will be preceded
by a dinner for manufacturers with Senator
Capehart as the main speaker. It's going
to take a lot of money to put the program
across, you know. The Associate Member-
ships are tokens of support and demonstra-
tions of the representative nature of the
association but the manufacturers are go-
ing to have to help heavily in underwriting
it. We can count on them to do their
part. They've watched the results in a
_ _ _ 'W _ _ _ _ _ URN
_ _ PAGE
_ _
----------------~T
REPAIRS
PARTS
REFINISHING
SLOT MACHINES AND VEST POCKET
CASTINGS FOR SALE
G. B. SAM
541 E. 32nd Street, Los Angeles 11 , Cal .
ADams 7688
THE REVIEW HAS NEVER MISSED AN ISSUE IN THE PAST TWELVE YEARS!!
NO OTHER COIN MACHINE MONTHLY CAN MAKE THAT STATEMENT!!
COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
11
FOIT
JULY
1946
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